On an extradition warrant, loan defaulter and business tycoon Vijay Mallya was reportedly arrested by Scotland Yard on April 18.

He is believed to be produced before the Westminster Magistratesâ€™ Court later in the day.

Earlier in February, the government had handed over a formal request for the fugitive industrialist’s extradition to the UK High Commission, saying it had a legitimate case against him in on charges of financial irregularities and loan default.

Mallya has been absconding since 2016 as he failed to pay bank loans worth Rs 9,000 crore taken on behalf of his inoperative Kingfisher Airlines.